United Airlines has temporarily grounded all of its mainline flights nationwide Wednesday evening due to a technology issue, the airline confirmed.The ground stop affects only United’s mainline operations and does not impact United Express regional flights. Flights already in the air are continuing to their destinations as scheduled.”Due to a technology issue, we are holding United mainline flights at their departure airports,” the airline said in a statement. “We expect additional flight delays this evening as we work through this issue. Safety is our top priority, and we’ll work with our customers to get them to their destinations.” It was not immediately clear what caused the disruption or how long the ground stop would remain in place.The Federal Aviation Administration has not yet issued a statement regarding the situation.
United Airlines has temporarily grounded all of its mainline flights nationwide Wednesday evening due to a technology issue, the airline confirmed.
The ground stop affects only United’s mainline operations and does not impact United Express regional flights. Flights already in the air are continuing to their destinations as scheduled.
“Due to a technology issue, we are holding United mainline flights at their departure airports,” the airline said in a statement. “We expect additional flight delays this evening as we work through this issue. Safety is our top priority, and we’ll work with our customers to get them to their destinations.”
It was not immediately clear what caused the disruption or how long the ground stop would remain in place.
The Federal Aviation Administration has not yet issued a statement regarding the situation.
